GRAYSON COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES - Rankin Cemetery --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Submitted By BUFORD C WILSON Buford_Wilson@hotmail.com This cemetery in Grayson County VA, is located in the Marion Heights Subdivision on the east side of Rt. 89/South Main Street. Turn onto Rock Rd/Rt 940, to Marion Heights/Rt 941, left onto Marion Lane/ Rt 942. The cemetery is on the east side of Marion Lane. There are nice markers in this cemetery. Most are still there and standing, but some are broken and have fallen over and others have been damaged by erosion. This cemetery appears to be one of the oldest surviving cemeteries in this area. The oldest marker is dated 1817. On July 11 1929, the cemetery was deeded to the Galax Primitive Baptist Church by Mrs. Mary J Shinault and other family members. This information was contributed by a person who wishes to remain anonymous. On an earlier visit, the cemetery was abandoned and in poor condition. Recently the brush and weeds have been cleared away. GPS Coordinates: N 36.63177 W 080.91163 Completed Apr 22 2003 Updated Oct 17 2005 1 RANKIN, Nancy Aug 16 1788 Nov 13 1820 Married William Rankin Sep 25 1811 Maiden name possibly Mullen 2 RANKIN, William Jan 25 1789 Mar 11 1870 May have been a pioneer settler of Grayson County VA He is thought to be the William Rankin of Flower Swift’s 1812 Malitia Roster Roll (Grayson County A History In Words And Pictures, By Betty Lou Fields) 3 RANKIN, Isabella 1803 1840 Married William Rankin Jul 27 1823 Maiden name possibly Patton 4 RANKIN, James 1817 1817 Son of William and Isabella Rankin 5 RANKIN, Mary M Dec 17 1826 Jul 20 1898 Married William Rankin 6 SHINAULT, Mary Jane Rankin Apr 28 1848 Nov 22 1932 Married P T Shinault 7 RANKIN, W F Oct 16 1850 Jun 1880 Possibly a veteran of the CSA 8 SHORES, Rosa C Rankin May 2 1852 Dec 30 1932 Married John Shores 9 RANKIN, Martha D 1855 May 17 1941 10 RANKIN, Virgil Jul 8 1857 Aug 21 1862 11 RANKIN, Roberta May 9 1861 Sep 12 1862 12 RANKIN, Jennettie S Dec 17 1864 Dec 28 1881 13 SHINAULT, William Apr 8 1881 Oct 27 1881 14 MARTIN, Winnie Clarie Jun 19 1898 Jun 19 1898 Daughter of P A and Lela Beth Martin 15 BARNES, Glenn Jan 23 1921 Jan 23 1921 Son of Rufus H and Illa Faye Martin Barnes 16 RANKIN, Manuel No Dates Son of John and Ollie Rankin Ollie’s maiden name possibly Wallace 17 RANKIN, No name or Dates Infant son of William and Isabella Rankin 18 SHINAULT, Abraham Jul 11 ? Jun 1883 Son of P T and Mary Shinault ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Buford C Wilson Buford_Wilson@Hotmail.Com ___________________________________________________________________